diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 28663dbc..a39b1cda 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ cinder_service_admin_tenant_name: "service"
 cinder_service_admin_username: "cinder"
 
 ## Cinder API's enabled
-cinder_enable_v2_api: true
+cinder_enable_v2_api: false
 
 ## Cinder api service type and data
 cinder_service_name: cinder
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/cinder_v2_api-fede0d5cb8eff0fd.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/cinder_v2_api-fede0d5cb8eff0fd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab12a530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/cinder_v2_api-fede0d5cb8eff0fd.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+upgrade:
+  - |
+    Variable ``cinder_enable_v2_api`` is set to ``False`` by default. This will
+    result in Cinder v2 API removal from keystone catalog during upgrade.
+    If you want to preserve v2 API you must override ``cinder_enable_v2_api``
+    in user_variables.yml